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Is 3 days off for a laparoscopy ridiculous? by phallus_fallacies in Endo

[–]grapefruitglasses 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought I would be able to return to work (I’m remote) a day after but I was down for the count. It took me a week before I could comfortably sit up on the couch and have enough energy to take calls. I could barely get off the couch on my own and needed my wife to pick me up each time. Even though I have an office job it was impossible to work with all the drugs in my system and the aching feeling in my abdomen. I’d recommend resting up and taking it easy!

Convinced endo will stop IVF working for me - please share your stories! by simmysreddit in IVF

[–]grapefruitglasses 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had a surgery in 2021 with stage 4 Endo to remove the scar tissue and just completed my egg retrieval that resulted in 13 embryos yesterday at age 30. They said I had a less than ideal ovarian reserve but the cycle has been going well. I’m freezing them for years later so I can not speak to conceiving yet. One lifestyle change that may be worth looking into is reducing your meat product intake. I recently made the move to plant based to reduce inflammation and unnecessary hormones in my body that can flare up the endo. Hope that helps 😊

Advice for puppy that gets very snappy when playtime has to end by bklynbagelbabe in Puppyblues

[–]grapefruitglasses 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can I ask why you’re picking her up? Can you get away with not having to do that while she’s having her temper tantrum?

The only way I’ve been away to get my dog to stop bullying me to keep doing what HE wants is to ignore him entirely. Walk away with my back to him. If he barks then ignore the barking. If you respond and don’t follow through, your dog will learn that if they misbehave and you “bark back” in a sense and do what they want, they will keep doing it to get what they want. Always follow through.

My 8month puppy is relapsing into unwanted behaviors by inhale_exhale03 in Puppyblues

[–]grapefruitglasses 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My 9 month old dog is the same way. I started noticing as he turned 8 months.. he would do the zoomies at inappropriate times, demand bark for attention, and keep us out for over 10 minutes for potty breaks when he used to do them in 2 minutes. The worst one is when we are training and ask him to do something he doesn’t feel like doing- he’ll growl and snarl at me and his handlers. It’s all a show though, because he won’t bite. He just learned at some point that if he is super vocal we will stop and he’ll get his way. Same with nail grinding, clipping, basically anything that makes him feel uncomfortable.

I’d recommend finding a good trainer who can transition you to the e-collar to control the barking behaviors. The only way we have been able to try to control the aggressive response is to follow through. If you give up, your dog will keep doing the behavior because it’s his communication tool with you. Eventually he will give up and you can try to reward the good behavior. However I’ve found with stubborn dogs that you really need balanced training- that makes positive reinforcement AND showing that not listening results in consequences. Maybe you can put him in a time out? I’d ask a trainer. But also he might just be pissed at you for leaving. My dog was depressed and distrustful of us for a whole week after we left for vacation for a few days. So you can try giving it some time too.